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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
1
A department store invites customers to a week long sale starting Tuesday October 2 offering suits reduced from 3.00 to 5.00. The ad promises a display of new models in colors and styles from leading tailoring shops and emphasizes first come, best numbers.
In St Petersburg on October 3 violence erupted as revolutionary crowds attacked the branch customs house. Police captured several insurgents after a fusillade near the Horse Bridge end of the Winter Palace thoroughfare. One man was killed in the exchange.
Washington reports Judge Magoon will be Cuba's provisional governor with General Bell as companion. Secretary Taft requested both assignments. General Barry to be chief of staff in Bell's absence. Also notes lumber schooner Mayflower loading resin to San Francisco and a basket social in Aome for a school library fund.
New York dispatches from Paris indicate Senator Clark of Montana suffered rib fractures and internal injuries in the water accident. The reports say recovery is practically impossible, though AL Clark’s office calls the account exaggerated.
Report notes improvements at Terwilliger Springs on the McKenzie south fork. A wagon road will be built from Belkoup bridge to the spring. In Eugene, Sept 27 144 John Corbit and Annie A Higant wed. Rev Clarence Oakley officiated at Hoffman House. Maud Carry convalesced from typhoid at Goshen with Dr W O Prower attending. Terwilliger owners J A and H Terwilliger moved from Cottage Grove.
Havana and Guantanamo report mixed disarmament progress with rebels resistant in places such as Guantanamo and Camaguey. General Manston oversees the start while Castillo is expected to order the process. Secretary Root endorses Juesada to stay as Cuba’s minister, urging patience as Cuba progresses toward self government.
Prunes dried at the Allen evaporator are being graded today with the first car load expected in two to three days. The initial car will head to Menominee Michigan as shipments to the East rise. Evaporator output should exceed recent years, while tomatoes at the cannery surge. workers now fill the full week shifts. W W P Drogg and J Allemaai of Junction visited Eugene today.
Roeton October: Shaon Kelley, Theodore Roosevelt’s roommate, arraigned in municipal court on assault on a police officer charge from the students’ fracas on the commons. Testimony set for October 16 as Roosevelt and another student are summoned to testify in the grand jury investigation. County commissioners met for monthly session with road matters dominating.
News dispatches describe a Great Storm causing extensive property damage across the Gulf states. Cotton losses are reported heavy in Mississippi and Alabama, with railroads and ships sustaining damage. few lives confirmed. Reports from Jackson, Monticello, Pensacola, and New Orleans detail flooding, collapsed buildings, and disrupted communications as crews assess the wreckage and recover affected households.
Newsea sept 23 mayor Mc Clellan declares as a Democrat he will vote the Democratic ticket while the party has a name but opposes all that Murphy represents. He says he will vote for the Hoffalo ticket except for Hearst and will not vote for Hearst.
A Dorena child about one year old died Tuesday night from cholera infantum. The infant was twin to a sibling that had died in Portland months earlier. Dr. Kime was summoned but the baby died shortly before arrival.
New York and Buffalo dispatches note two to one odds favor Hughes on Wall Street with Hearst money awaiting better odds. Democratic convention names Hearst at head of state ticket and shuffles Independence League candidates Louis Chandler and John Whalen, while other Independence spots remain vacant.
Militiamen from Roseburg and Eugene battalions prepare for a series of target matches with Company A shooting on Friday October 12 and Company B on Saturday October 15 to claim the battalion trophy. An individual medal contest is also held with top marks sought by all. The event ends the rifle season and showcases the militia’s rivalry and readiness.
Washington dispatch reports Mobile tornado or hurricane floods swept areas along the coast. The Mobile post office was flooded, buildings damaged or destroyed, and the pumping plant affected. Navy Cove and nearby Gulfport suffered extensive destruction with hundreds of rooms lost at the Gulfport Hotel.
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